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Non-profit, community-based organizations, and government agencies often turn to DU for technical assistance and student support. At the same time, faculty, staff and students rely on community organizations as partners in building stronger communities. 

The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) works with community partners in various ways.  We believe that building relationships is the best way to develop community partnerships and to do quality public work.  Community-identified needs, DU scholarship needs, and respectful community engagement are all equally important, and must be balanced in partnership.

Community Volunteer Database: We encourage student to use the DU Something: Volunteer database to connect with volunteer opportunities provided by our community partners. Please register your organization and special events and volunteer needs online in order to recruit DU student volunteers. 

  • Visit http://volunteer.du.edu and click on "Submit your Opportunities" on the right.
  • Enter information about your non-profit, create a login username and password, and tell students what kind of volunteers you need.
  • After you hit submit, you will receive a confirmation email.
  • Log in anytime to update your opportunities and contact students who have shown interest in your opportunities

If you have questions please contact us at Volunteer@du.edu

Anita Spotlight

Anita Spotlight

Reflects on Public Achivement (PA) on Blog

The goal [of PA] is to create a space for students to discover their power to create tangible change in their community. That includes open discussions about social justice issues like privilege and oppression, as well as certain key activities like one-to-ones, "world as it is/world as it should be", "world cafes" and others from the PA handbook

Manuel Del Real

Manuel Del Real

DU Student, Class of 2009 and 2011

Every time I look at the murals, it gives me great pride as an alumnus to be able to see students make a change...Being a coach has also helped me realize I am the mentor that I used to look up to.

Hava Gordon

Hava Gordon

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology

Last year, I taught a Service Learning FSEM: Youth Cultures: Inequality, Resistance, and Empowerment. This was the first time teaching my FSEM as a service learning class, and it was an amazing experience. With the help of my wonderful Service Learning Associate, Cameron Lewis, our class partnered with The Spot youth center and Rainbow Alley. Both organizations work to empower teens by providing a safe and creative space for low-income, homeless, and LGBTQ youth. FSEM students joined outreach workers at The Spot on night walks around the city, distributing needed items to homeless youth. Students also participated in consciousness-raising workshops at Rainbow Alley, connecting with Rainbow Alley youth through these workshops.